Things you did before computers?

[spankingtexan]

For all those who have lived long enough to remember what we did for fun before computers. Here are some of my interests, hobbies, favourite sweets and drinks as a kid. show us yours.

My first control line model plane

pea shooter

Loved these

Frothy pop, why did they ever stop making it?

Always wanted one of these but my parents couldn't afford to get me on. Girl up the street had one and I was really envious.

My first ever air gun

And last but not least we all used to go round dressed like the Bay City Rollers lol.

 

[86JR]

Played Chess, and read lots of books, the latter I still do now actually

 

[kindai]

There was a time before computers?

 

[StriderX]

This is a computer forum... there is no before.

 

[lettucefire]

Hmmm spangles

 

[V F]

Is someone having a midlife crisis? or is this genuine?

 

[PooBrain]

Played with action figures, read comics, FA Premier League sticker books and watched cartoons. Still do...oh and sports.

 

[plasmahal]

I had a lot of matchbox stuff.....

but this was one of my prized toys:

http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/superflightdeck.htm

Did any one else have micronauts?

http://www.micro-outpost.com/

always wanted a scaletrix but never got one and one of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7H2L3c--xA


Oh....

I had a Raleigh Grifter, the bike made from scaffolding poles...

 

[Lysander]

Play instruments
Listen to music
Write
Read

All of which I still so. I love computers but some things computer just can't replicate.

 

[mx0range]

wow.. i dont remember the gat looking so awful. i had a g10 repeater

and no chopper, bit before my time.. it was all about the raleigh burner bmx

used to make a lot of airfix models too

 

[Maccapacca]

Running jumping climbing trees
Shooting animals
Building stuff
Motorbikes in fields and bridelways
Knives
Catapults
Rope swings
Bikes
Wackaday
He Man
Neighbours
Home and Away

 

[asim18]

I fapped a lot less.

 

[wnb]

kick the can
bulldogs
knock and nash
skateboard
hykedyke
conkers

 

[DJMK4]

pushed a hoop with a stick

 

[V F]

Lol, DJ!

 

[Swordfish]

pushed a hoop with a stick

I always wanted to do that.

Parents could not afford both, so one year I got the stick for Christmas and patiently waited for the next Christmas to come around so I could get the hoop only for me to break the stick in November.

 

[V F]

I thought that was sarcasm.

 

[Swordfish]

I thought that was sarcasm.

No ! Really ?



I did have the Chopper tho. Great bikes !

 

[d_brennen]

The graphics in the game Tag were amazing, but everyone looked somewhat like children

 

[Guest2]

Mechano
Lego
Scalextric
Marbles/pogs/tazos
Football stickers "SCRAMBLE!!"
Playground games like british bulldog
Gat gun
Spud gun
Cap gun
Black widow catapult
Bolsa wood planes
Conkers
Roller blades
Ice skating - donny dome wednesday and saturday nights
Kids club
Cinema
Arcades
Mates trampoline
Riding bmx in woods/dippers
Making stuff from the 'jolly rodger cook book' and 'anarchists cook book'
Riding my scrambler (Yamaha DT50)
Hanging out on the street drinking
Garden hopping etc.

Times used to be a lot more fun